Portland Arts and Technology High School

Public vocational school in Portland, Maine, United States

43°42′01″N 70°17′39″W / 43.700205°N 70.294268°W / 43.700205; -70.294268InformationOther namePATHSFormer namePortland Regional
Vocational High SchoolTypePublic vocational schoolEstablished1976 (1976)School districtPortland Public SchoolsNCES School ID230993000130^[1]DirectorKevin Stilphen^[2]Teaching staff19.00 (on an FTE basis)^[1]Grades11–12Websitepaths.portlandschools.org

Portland Arts and Technology High School (PATHS, formerly Portland Regional Vocational High School) is a public vocational school in Portland, Maine, United States.^[2]^[3] It was established in 1976 and adopted its present name in the 1990s to reflect its expansion into the arts.^[4] It is part of the Portland Public Schools district.^[5]

PATHS is not a full time high school in its own right; students still attend half of the school day at their sending high school taking core curriculum. It offers career and technical education, encompassing eighteen programs, to students from fourteen secondary schools within the Greater Portland area.^[6]^[2] It shares its building with Casco Bay High School.^[7]

Curriculum

Programs

Portland Arts and Technology High School offers programs in eighteen areas as of the 2019-2020 academic year. These programs include automotive collisions, automotive technology, biomedical and health sciences, carpentry, commercial art, culinary concepts, dance, early childhood occupations, foodservice, landscapes and gardens, manufacturing technology, marine systems, new media, plumbing and heating technology, welding technology and blacksmithing, and woodworking.^[8]^[9]

Certifications

Students at the school attend their home high school to complete their high school diploma. The school provides nationally accredited certifications as well as college credit to students who successfully complete a program.^[6]^[8]^[10]

References

^ ^a ^b "Search for Public Schools - Portland Arts & Technology H S (230993000130)". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved April 19, 2020.
^ ^a ^b ^c Kelley, Michael (February 12, 2020). "Schools attempt to remove barriers to career, technical education". Portland Press Herald. Retrieved April 18, 2020.
^ "Career and Technical Education Schools". Maine Department of Education. Retrieved April 18, 2020.
^ "Portland Arts & Technology High School". VolunteerME Greater Portland. Retrieved April 18, 2020.
^ "Schools". Portland Public Schools. Retrieved April 16, 2020.
^ ^a ^b "About PATHS". Portland Arts and Technology High School. Retrieved April 16, 2020.
^ Irish Collins, Kate (May 28, 2019). "Portland's Casco Bay High School recognized as 'School of Opportunity'". Portland Press Herald. Retrieved April 18, 2020.
^ ^a ^b "PATHS Brochure". Portland Arts and Technology High School. Retrieved April 16, 2020.
^ "High School". Governor Baxter School for the Death. The Maine Educational Center for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing. Retrieved April 18, 2020.
^ "Welcome Portland Arts and Technology High School Graduates!". New England Culinary Institute. Retrieved April 18, 2020.